Nedry is introduced polishing off an entire table of food, leaving no questions as to why he's so fat. Dodgson then hands him his first bag of money, and Nedry is a jittering, happy wreck as he cradles the bag, and lets out a squeal of delight when Dodgson demonstrates the shaving can.

Capped off by Dodgson's silence when Nedry has him presented with the bill:

Nedry: ...Don't get cheap on me, Dodgson. That was Hammond's mistake.

In the iconic scene where everyone sees their first live dinosaur, Ellie is very preoccupied with the leaf of an extinct plant she picked up. Finally, Grant grabs her head and physically makes her look. Cue dropped jaw...

Even better, Grant dumbfoundedly pointing at the Brachiosaurus and numbly mumbling:

Reality Subtext: That was inspired by a Real Life statement by head of the original stop-motion animation team hired for the movie when they saw the initial CGI work.

The robot arm in the dinosaur nursery taking the hatched egg right out of Grant's hand and setting it back down. The look on his face...

When shown the Brachiosaurus, Hammond cheerfully informs Grant that the park has a T-Rex. Already too shocked at the sight of the Brachiosaurus, Grant is at a loss for words and looks like he is going to faint.

This gem from early on, after Malcolm, Sattler, and Grant all argue against Jurassic Park:

Hammond: I don't believe it! Hah! I don't believe it! You're supposed to come here and defend me against these characters and the only one I've got on my side is the bloodsucking lawyer!

Gennaro: Thank you.

Later, when the dinosaur tour falls flat thanks to the non-appearance of the dinosaurs:

Malcolm: Ah, now eventually you do plan to have dinosaurs on your, on your dinosaur tour, right? Hello? [taps the camera lens, breathes on it] Hello? Yes?

Hammond:[deadpan] I really hate that man.

This famous exchange, but especially right after with Ian and Alan turning to stare at her, and Alan's little smile:

Gennaro bolts upon seeing the T. rex and hides in a toilet cubicle. Alan and Ian see this, but not the T. rex.

Alan: Where does he think he's going?

Ian: When you gotta go, you gotta go.

The character in the book Gennaro is combined with, Ed Regis, does this because the T. rex roar made him piss his pants.

After Grant retrieves Tim from a car stuck in a tree, the branches snap and the car comes loose, crashing down through the tree and landing on top of them (luckily the roof was missing, creating a safe spot), and then...

Tim: Well ... we're back ... in the car again.

Grant: At least you're out of the tree.

Later, everyone has to climb a tree to stay safe for the night. Tim objects.

When the Tyrannosaurus is chasing a Jeep and she appears in the "Objects in mirror are closer than they appear" mirror. As if she could be any closer already.

Muldoon's smug expression when the T. rex gives up the chase and Malcolm's "Think they'll have that on the tour?" add a bit of icing to the cake.

After learning that all the dinosaurs are female.

Ian: So how do we know? Does someone go out into the park and pull up the dinosaur's skirts?

When the the dinosaurs start rampaging, the protagonists are unable call for help or evacuate because all the phones are down, courtesy of Nedry's virus. When they finally reestablish communication, Grant informs Hammond via phone ... who fails to comprehend that they can finally leave the island.

Really, we could just say "Every other line Malcolm says in this movie."

When trying to tell Ellie where to go to restart the park, Hammond pulls out a map and places it over Malcolm's already broken leg, who then gasps in pain. Hammond gives him an apology that doesn't sound quite sincere.

Ian: So you two, um ... [chomp] Dig up ... dig up dinosaurs? Ellie: Well, uh... Grant: We try to. Ian:[cackles for about five seconds straight]Hammond: You have to get used to Doctor Malcolm. He suffers from a deplorable excess of personality.

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At one point, a character puts a jeep in reverse to get away from the Dilophosaurus. Cue one behind the jeep letting out a shriek before it's run over. Doubles as a Brick Joke; looks like Nedry got his revenge through the player!

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